TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
#630 HOUSTON (-13′) over Cincinnati at 7 PM EST
On a roll off five consecutive straight up wins (albeit 2-3 ATS) and now holding the No. 1 ranking in both national polls, Houston will lean on the strength of the Fertitta Center and steamroll visiting Cincinnati. The Bearcats stumble into this Big 12 battle off a pair of SU and ATS conference losses to Cowboys and Horned Frogs and head coach Wes Miller and his troops will struggle at this difficult venue.
According to the History Book, UH has owned this series lately inking an elite 13-3 SU and ATS mark in the last 16 meetings. Even better, at home taking the court with momentum off a straight up win, the Cougars hold a powerful 126-78-2 ATS mark including a respectable 57-32-2 ATS tally provided their opponent enters without steam off a straight up loss. With those two parameters cranking away and head coach Kelvin Sampson’s troops battling a foe that enters off a conference game, this team trend explodes to an outstanding 38-14-2 ATS including a highly profitable 28-2 SU and 24-3-1 ATS provided their opponent takes the court off two or more straight up losses.
Clinging to a weak 4-9 SU and 7-6 ATS record in its last 13 games, Cincinnati isn’t playing its best basketball at the moment. To make matters worse, as a guest running the floor against an opponent that arrives with steam off a straight up win, the Bearcats hold a rough 19-27 SU and 16-28-2 ATS mark including a timid 13-27 SU and 13-25-2 ATS if their foe carries a team won/loss percentage of .500 or better. With those two parameters in play and UC holding a conference won/loss percentage less than .500, this angle crashes to a stiff 2-9 SU and 1-9-1 ATS. That spells trouble for the Bearcats.
As a team, the Cougars allow an average of only 56.1 points per game and own a scoring margin of +18.1 points per battle and Coach Sampson’s crew will prove to be too much in this Big 12 matchup. Take Houston. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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